September 15th-19th

This week’s standards & essential question

O 7RL2 – Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary.

O 7L1b– Chose among simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences to signal differing relationships among ideas

O Essential Question - How does comprehension of informational and/or literary text contribute to lifelong learning?

September 14, 2014Warm-up

Constructed ResponseWriting section

O Read the passage you received when you entered the classroom

O In your writing section, write a constructed response to the following question: In the President’s speech he listed several strategies to combat ISIS. What were the strategies President Obama proposed to use to against ISIS?

O Use your Show Me the Evidence and R.A.C.E. handouts to help you formulate your response.

Journal – Blue FoamSeptember 16, 2014

Amigo BrothersO List the names of the two main characters. List

three details that tell how similar, or alike, they are. Why do you think the author wants us to know this?

O In boxing, a competition between two boxers is called a bout, just as a competition between two baseball teams is called a game. Why do you think different terms are used to label competitions in different sports?

O Knowing what you do about Felix and Antonio, what do you think they might feel about having the opportunity to fight in the Golden Gloves Championship Tournament?

Amigo BrothersO Felix tells Antonio that he plans to train

alone. What impact, or effect, do you think this will have on their friendship?

O The suffix –ly usually turns adjectives into adverbs. Write a sentence using the adjective lame rather than the adverb lamely.

O How does the boys’ decision to train separately add to what you know about Felix and Antonio?

Amigo BrothersO The word torrent means “flood” or

“rush.” Why does Felix release a torrent of punches?

O Has Felix completely resolved his internal conflict about fighting Antonio? How do you know?

O Yesteryear is a term that is not in common use today. Draw a line between “yester” and “year.” What might this word mean?

Amigo BrothersO How has the conflict between the

two friends changed?O Compare and contrast the boys’

actions. O List Antonio’s actions. List Felix’s

actions. How are they similar and different?

O What do you learn from the advice of the two trainers?

Amigo BrothersO Frenzied means “wild.” Why do you think

the use of this word is appropriate in this scene?

O How does round three connect to the boys’ fears of fighting their best fights?

O List details that build suspense right up to the climax of the story. Write the resolution that shows whether Antonio and Felix can still be friends. What do you think of what has happened in the end?

A. Simple, B. Compound, C. Complex, D. Compound-Complex

1. Chin is an outgoing person who enjoys socializing with friends. 2. I went home, and I went to sleep because I was tired. 3. Like a good student, he studied his work.4. I was coming, but I’m late.5. Stubborn by nature, he became reluctant.6. I am here because I tutor, so you should come.

C

DA

BA

D

A. Simple, B. Compound, C. Complex, D. Compound-Complex

1. Carmen checked the books out of the library because she was curious about sailing. 2. The costumes are perfect, not at all old-fashioned. 3. He wears showy shoes, capes, and robes.4. The work is lovely; I have seen it before.5. In the beginning, we saw the previews.6. Uncle Henry wears rings and chains.

C

AAB

AA

A. Simple, B. Compound, C. Complex, D. Compound-Complex

1. Chin is an outgoing person who enjoys socializing with friends. 2. I went home, and I went to sleep because I was tired. 3. Like a good student, he studied his work.4. I was coming, but I’m late.5. Stubborn by nature, he became reluctant.6. I am here because I tutor, so you should come.

C

D

AB

A

D

Sentence Structure:Sentence Types

Sentence TypesOSimpleOCompoundOComplexOCompound-Complex

Basic Elements of Every Sentence

SUBJECT PREDICATE

Simple Sentence

O A simple sentence has one

subject and one predicate.

Simple Sentence

We went to San Juan yesterday.

Observe how a simple sentence is constructed:

Simple Sentence

We went to San Juan .

Pronoun Verb

Simple subject

Complete predicate

Prepositional phrase

SIMPLE SENTENCE

Mary plays tennis.

SUBJECT PREDICATE

one subject one predicate

Compound Sentence

Compound Sentence

O A compound sentence has more than

one part that can stand alone

(independent clauses).

O Independent clauses are connected by

coordinating conjunctions, conjunctive

adverbs or a semi-colon.

Compound Sentence

We went to San Juan, and

most of us danced all night.

Tom swims, and Mary plays tennis.

Clause 1 Clause 2

Independent Independent

COMPOUND SENTENCE:COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS

Bob is handsome; moreover, he is rich.

Clause 1 Clause 2

Independent Independent

COMPOUND SENTENCE:CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS

Semicolons

COMPOUND SENTENCE:SEMICOLON

Tom has benefited from his exercise program; he is slim

and energetic.

Complex Sentence

Complex SentenceO A complex sentence has at least two

parts: one that can stand alone and

another one that cannot

O The part that cannot stand alone is linked

to the rest of the sentence by a

subordinating conjunction

Complex Sentence

Since my friend and I wanted to have

fun,

we went to San Juan yesterday.

Complex Sentence

Since we wanted to have fun,

we went to San Juan yesterday.

PredicateSubject

SubordinatingConjunction Part that cannot stand alone

Bob is popular even though he is weird.

Clause 1 Clause 2

Independent Dependent

COMPLEX SENTENCE:SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS

Even though Bob is weird, he is popular.

Clause 1 Clause 2

Dependent Independent

COMPLEX SENTENCE:SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS

Compound-Complex Sentence

O This type of sentence has more than one

part that can stand alone, and at least one

that cannot.

O Conjunctions link the different parts of

this sentence.

Compound-Complex Sentence

Compound-Complex Sentence

Since we wanted to have fun,my friend and I went to San Juan yesterday,and we danced all night.

Since we wanted to have fun,

my friend and I went to San Juan,

and we danced all night.

Subject Predicate

SubordinatingConjunction

CoordinatingConjunction

Part that cannot stand alone

Compound-Complex Sentence

ExercisesSay if the following sentences are:

Simple, compound, complex or compound-complex.

Grammar Warm-up – September 17, 2014Sentence Types

Write the sentences in your grammar section. Label the sentence types: S (simple), C (compound), CX (complex), and CPCX (compound complex)

1. The bell rang. 2. Bridget ran the first part of the race, and Tara

biked the second part.3. He stands at the bottom of the cliff while the

climber moves up the rock.4. The skier turned and jumped.5. Naoki passed the test because he studied hard

and understood the material.

Answers

1. Simple2. Compound 3. Complex4. Simple 5. complex

1. Because Kayla has so much climbing experience , we asked her to lead our group.

2. You and I need piano lessons.3. I planned to go to the hockey game, but I

couldn’t get tickets.4. Dorothy likes white water rafting, but she

also enjoys kayaking.5. There are many problems to solve before

this program can be used, but engineers believe that they will be able to solve them soon.

Answers

1. Complex2. Simple3. Compound4. Compound5. Compound-complex

References

Writing Academic English, Second Edition, by Alice Oshima and Ann Hogue. White Plains: Addison, Wesley, Longman, 1999.

The Little, Brown Handbook, by H. Ramsey Fowler and Jane E. Aaron, Pearson, 2004.